Time-dependent spatial wavenumber spectra derived from merged sea surface temperature data

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-251

  Hosoda, Kohtaro ^a   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kuroshio Extension region; Kuroshio recirculation region; Merged SST; Satellite SST; Two dimensional wavelet

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; KUROSHIO EXTENSION;

EID: 2942577317     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038330.80231.28     Document Type: Article

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